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Fremont and Butler Railroad.


The proposed Air Line Railroad from this
city to Butler, Indiana, is beginning to take
defnate and substantial shape. The line, as
now proposed, will run little north Of west
from this city, and will pass through Bowl
ing Green, Napoleon and some of the smaller
towns along the line with terminus either
at Butler, Indiana, or Bryan, o. Bowling
Green proposes to give one thousand dollars
mile, and the right-of-way through Wood
county. Napoleon telegraphed to Bowling
Green: "We guarantee right-of-way and
$4,000 cash for F. B. G.. and B., Cutoff R. R.
Now it is proper to know what can be said in
a substantial way in this city. Fremont
would be benefited in many ways by such an
addition to her railro ad facilities. 1t would
open up to her part of the county that is
now without direct railroad connection with
this city and the east. The new line will prob
ably 20 through either Gibsonburg or Helena.
Both of these towns are practically cut off
from here nearly half of the year by mud.
Should this line be built, Fremont would be
the end of division, and that would make
it the headquarters of all the men employed
on that division, thus adding many to our
population, and material aid to the growth
of our city.
A delegation from Bowling Green was in
our city last week in the interest of the new
road, and we are informed met with very sub
stantial encouragement. GenH. Hayes has
been in consultation with the Lake Shore Of
ficials with what success we have not learned
although it is reported that the new line il
looked upon with favor by that company
President Newell is reported to have sale
that the Company would no doubt iron ant
equip the road if it were graded and the tie
on the road-bed. This would insure first
class management, and successful operation
We hope our citizens, and the people along
the line generally, will give the aid needed t'
see1re the building of the road.-Fremon
I Messenger.
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~ The Republican press: "Another mad
Democrat, Gen. Bragg, of Wisconsin, says
he will be heard from in the next national
convention, but not for Cleveland" This
lying statement is emphatically contradicted
by General Bragg in these words: 'There is
no hostility in my State to Mr.. Cleveland's
denomination. am in complete sympathy
with his administration, and l do not be-
lieve that it can be improved upon in honesty
of purpose. For deliberate determined
execution it will stand out pre-eminent in the
history of American Government. The Pres
ident is as true Democrat as ever lived
He has sought to please his party as far as
possible, and still avoid the fate of Harrison" :"
Next.
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OBITUARY.

DURN.-ln Freedom township, Henry Co.,
o., Rosanna May, daughter of Perry and
Elizabeth Durbin, on the 25th of April, 1887,
of Lung disease, aged II years, months and
day. She leaves kind father and mother,
two brothers and three sisters and many
friends to mourn her departure. Funeral
services were held at the house at 10 a. m. by
Rev. Close, the remains being followed to the
grave by a large number of friends and sym
pathizing neighbors. She has gone to swell
the number of those in the better land of
whom the dear Savior hath declared: "of such
is the kingdom of heaven"
Darling Rosy wehaye lain thee in thy narrow bed to
rest,
Never more to hear thy calling till we're numbered
with the blest.
Thou art gone from out the household and well ever
miss thee there,
But the shining hope within us tells of a meeting
bright and fair.
Yes, the Lord has taken our loved one with Him to
reign for ever more,
Where loved ones has preceded years before.
Father and mother miss thee Rosy, as the empty
clothes they see,
Ever reminding them Of the loved one who oft has
played upon their knee.
Lay away the dresses that our darling used to wear
For We all do miss bright Rosy when wesee the va
cant chair.
We all hope at last to meet her when life's trials
here are done,
In our Fathers shining mansion where Affections
never come. A FRIEND.
LFrom the Perryshurg Journal
CUNNNGHAM.-On Sunday, May l, 1887, at
O'Clock p. M, Sarah E. Cunningham, aged
67 years, 2months and 27 days.
The funeral took place from the house on
Tuesday at 2 O'Clock, conducted by Gen.
Slevin, of Toledo, by request of the deceased.
A husband and seven children survive her.
Though a great sufferer she had made great
many friends, both here and in Toledo who
sympathize and mourn with the bereaved
family in their great afliction.
SMrTH.-In Richfeld township, May 9TH,
1887, at the residence of John Smith, Mrs.
John Smith, aged 72 years, months and 6
days. She leaves two sons, two daughters
and nine grand children to mourn her loss.
She was member of the Evangelical Church
and lived true christian. Her remains were
taken to Beaver Greek Cemetery for inter
ment. May all strive to meet our loved one
gone before.
Dearest mother, thou hast left us and thy loss we
deeply feel,
But tis God that has bereft u.s. He can all our sor
rows heal. LES.
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- "Professor of Physics" writes to in
quire our views as to whether this wholesale
exhaustion of gas and oil from the bowels of
the earth may not hasten the period when it
shall be uninhabitable. We have no doubt
of it. The fact is easily demonstratable. 1t is
conceded of all that worlds age, as men do
and die-the aging process caused of the
slow absorption into the body of the globe
of the water upon its surface and of the
atmosphere. When both of these are thus
absorbed life upon the surface of the sphere
that is, such life as we know any thing Of
is impossible. The Moon exhibits just such
situation. Its birth was, of course, more
recent than that of the Earth, having been
thrown off from the latter. But, being so
much smaller, it aged the more rapidly-its
internal fires died out, and then both the
water and the air sank in, and its inhabitants,
if it ever had any, died. So it must inevita-
bly, be, sooner or later, with the Earth; and,
of course, the taking out of the gas and the
oil lessons the power of the interior to resist
the absorption of the atmosphere and the
water. Still, it is our impression that the
concern will keep running for some time yet.
We feel authorized to suggest to Professor
of Physics" that considerable period of
time will elapse before residence upon this
globe becomes utterly impractlcable. If he
happens to hold any town lots where the oil
bubbles or the gas booms, it might be well
for him to insist upon their full market
value, and not to throw them away under the
impression that the world is going to break
up at once.-Enquirer.
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Napoleon and Ridgeville
Township Road In
provements.
Notice to Contractors.

NOTICE is hereby gived that the County Com
IN mlssioners Of Henry county, Ohio, will receive
sealed bids up to the 4th day Of June, 1887, at
o'clock p. m for the work of grading and grsYeling
the following roads:
NAPOLEON TOWNSHIP.
That part of the Maumee and Defiance State road,
to-wt: Commencing on the West line OF Monroe
Street. in the village Of Napoleon, in said county,
where said Monroe street crosses Washington street.
and running thence Easterly along the North side
Of the canal until 1t intersects the township line
between Napoleon and Liberty townships.
A distance Of a. 100 feet-24Sh rods.
ing where the West liue Of Haly Avenue intersects
Washington street, in Napoleon, Henry county,
Ohio and tn snce West to where said Bales road
ntersects the section line between sections NO. 10
and q, all in Napoleon township, in said county.
distance Of 10,S74 feet-2 miles and ~ rods.
That part of the State road known as ths Florida
road, commencing at the point where the south
side of county road between sections No. ~ and
80 OF N apoleon township, in said county, crosses
the said Florida road thence to follow said road IN
Southeastery direction through section II IN said
Napoleon township, to the North line ithe WABASH
Railway, and there to terminate
distance OF 5,657 feet-1 mile and 81 rods.
R1paEv1LLE TOWNSHIP.
| The road known as the Napoleon and Bryan Pike,
that part of said road commencing Of the township
| line between Ridgeville and Freedom toWnsniPs,
in said county, and running through said Ridgeville
| township, up to or near the residence OF Geo.
Stocks In said Ridgevle township
A distance ofl2 7G0 feet-2 miles ana lou r0us.
The extent and nature Of the work is fully set
forth in the plans and specifications file at the
county Auditors office at Napoleon, Ohio. Said
plans and specifications can be seen at any time
before the letting Of the work at the county Audi
tors Office. Payments Of said work will be made
! in cash.
nerson interested in the same, and all parties filing
bid or bids for the work Of said roads,
| or either of them must deposit with the county
Auditor the sum of $500, or an accepted draft for
said sum, accompanied by an agreement that If the
bid is accepted contract will be entered into, to-
gether with bond for the performance of said work
to the acceptance Of the County Commissioners,
otherwise the amount deposited to be forfeited to
the county; and In case contract is entered into
with an approved bond for the performance OF said
work, then said sum so deposited to be lifted py
such contractor. All bids must be written In ink
The Board of County Commissioners reserve the
right to reject any or oil bids.
By order of the County Commissioners OF Henry
County, Ohio ,,,,,s
! my124t Auditor, Henry county, Ohio
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Notice to Contractors.

SEALED proposals will be received by the Clerk
- Of the Board of Education of Richfeld township
Henry county, Ohio, until IL O'Clock noon of Satur-
school house in sub.district No. Of said township
according to plans and specifications now on fle
with the Clerk. Also, the repairing of the frame
school house in sub-district No. Of said township
Clerk.
All bids must comply with the requirements of
Section 1888, Chic School Laws. The Board reserve
the right to reject airy and all bids.
DOW BRETT,
myl2-td Clerk of the Board,
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~ The Columbus Dispatch says: With
in five or six years five persons have been
discharged from the Columbus Postofice
who obtained situations there by bringing
letters of recommendation from gentlemen
of the two leading political parties who have
filled some of the highest official positions in
the city, state and nation. OF these five
persons one is said to have been affected with
mania for faro, another was an exconvict,
and three were found out to have had the re-
putation as thieves prior to their appoint
ment. This information is given to confirm
what we have hitherto said regarding the
manner of making appointments in the post
offices. These Offices are too near the people,
and carry too many valuable and sacred inter-
ests to be subject to the operations of bad
men who can get a recommendation from
good citizens in official life by simply asking
for it.
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BLOoMISGrON, LIS Sept. Is, lss2.
Messrs. =. J. Cheney & Co, Toledo, o.: Have
taken Halls oatarrh Cure. Had eatarrh ali nv life:
am 4S years old. Had asthma 10 years, and dread
ful cough for five years. Have taken everything:
went to the Hot Springs: have doctOred with me
doctors here have dOre nothing but take medicine
ior IS years. When Commenced using Halls Ca.
tarrh Cure was almost dead. sent for the doctor
the DAY got Halls Catarrh Cure, ans told him
that would die any way aud that would inv your
medicine. was very bad. How suffered FOR
years! could hardly breathe at timcs / saw Halls
CataTh Cure advertised in the papers and com
menced taking IL. l would have been under tbe
ground to-day IL 1t had not been for that. have
not had one spell of coughing since In breath
ing my head feels well and am we'll II has done
me thousand dollars worth Of good. There re
ten of my friends seeing what 1t had done for me
are taking it, and it is helping them only wish that
every one who has catarrh, asthma and bad cough
could see me, so that could tell them all to take H.
All that know me here know how have suffered.
Il have been here since 1885, and say to me that ST
am so glad you found something that could cure
you.p Everyone says, chow much better you
look The doctors say they are glad found Halls
Catarrh Cure as they could not cure me.
cannot express my gratitude to you for the good
Halls Catarrh Cure has done me. You can use as
much of this letter as will do the afflicted good,
Publish it to the whole wordit is all true and they
should know it. JOSEPHINE CHRISMAN,
4O6 East North street.
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PARNELL's CONDITION.
that the Irish Leader Has
Cancer of the Stomach.

NEW YORK, May "a London speci-
al to the Evening Post says: 1t is no
longer possible to disregard the rumors
which have repeatedly gained currency
lately, concerning Mr.. Parnell's health.
His private life, as everyone knows, is
passed in the most complete seclusion.
The Irish members, even if they knew,
would not, of course communicate to
the outside world any unwelcome news
about him. From another source. how
ever, which l am compelled to regard
as trustworthy, learn that the health
of the Irish leader is not only bad but
positively alarming. My informant
went so far as to add that his participa-
ton in the future political struggle is
doubtful. L have reason to believe, but
cannot state positively, that his disease
is cancer of the stomach.
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~ Aspecial grand-iury will be impaneled
to investigate the Paulding reservoir dyna-
mite outrage. The work of repairing is 60
ing ahead, and the expense will be charged
on the tax duplicate. Paulding county is al
ready crying out on account of its burden of
taxes, and this increase will be anything but
welcome. The way of the transgressor is
very hard.-E.r.
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~ What a terrible scourge to the country
is this Course of Democratic administration"
Bradstreet tells us the aggregate of receipts
of wages by laborers is as high now as in the
high water-mark year 1882, and that there
are nearly five hundred thousand more men
employed in our industries. Either COM
mercial statistics or Mr.. Blaine's predictions
are wrong. Both can not be right; and in
this case it is quite certain that the figures
do not lie.
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John II Goodwin,


Va
Charles W. Graner, ct al.
Order of Sale from Henry County Court of Common
Pleas.
DY virtue Of order of sale sued from the above
Dnamed court and to me directed as Sheriff of
Henry county, will offer at public sale at the north
door of the Court House, in Napoleon, Ohio, on
Saturday, June 11th, 1857,
At the hour Of O'Clock p m, OF said day, the fo,-
lowing described real estate in Henry coun
ty, Ohio, to-wit:
Commencing at the northwest corner of lands
owned by Naaman Alspaugh.in the village of Lib
erty Center Henry county, Ohio; thence west along
the section line road 25100 chains; thence south
% degrees west 67-100 chains; thence south II
degree west $500 chains to the north side of the
W. st. l.. & P. R. R. grounds; thence north 65 de-
grees east along the north side Of said R. r. grounds
563-l00 chains to the west side Of said Naamsn
Alspaugh's land; thence north along said west line
to the place of beginning containing two acres and
63 rods Of land lying in the northwest quarter (M)
Of the north west quarter (l4) of section &c. town
ship 6, north range Z, east, in said Henry county,
Ohio.
Appraised at $275.
Terms of sale, cash.
EFT. BARNES,
Sheriff of Henry county Ohio.
]. ". Cuff, attorney for plaintiff.
Napoleon, Ohio, May 7, 1887. S11 10
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tB Ernest Ingersoll in the June number
of The American Magazine will describe the
'Last Remnant of Frontier'-a portion of
our country near the northwestern boundary,
which was an unsettled and almost unex-
plored wilderness until penetrated by the
Northern Pacific Railroad.
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- Clinton County (0.) Democrat: It's a
little rough on Ohio that she has to pay SS,-
900 for $1,000 Governor.-Cin. Telegram.
The new law raising the governors salary
does not 90 into effect until after the expira-
tion of our $4,000 governors term, when he
will be succeeded by a Democrat, who will be
governor for the people and not for fac
tion of party: in brief, $4,000 governor
for $4,000.
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Enjoy Life.

What truly beautiful world we live in!
Nature gives US grandeur of mountains, glens
and oceans, and thousands of means of en-
joyment. We can desire no better when in
perfect health; but how often do the majority
of people feel like giving it up disheart-
ened, discouraged and worn out by disease,
when there is no occasion for this feeling, as
every sufferer can easily obtain satisfactory
proof, that Green's August Flower, will
make them free from disease, as when born.
Dyspepsia and Liver Complaint are the direct
causes of seventy-five per cent. of such mala-
dies as Biliousness, Indigestion, Dizziness
of the Head, Palpitation of the Heart, and
other distressing symptoms. Three doses
effect. Sample bottles, 10 cents. Try it.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-05-12

k4Y" The National Executive Committee of
the Union Labor Party have agreed upon a
plan of organization, National, State and
county. The party will be independent of
but not hostile to the Henry George move
ment, The Union Labor Party now claims
1,250000 members or adherents.
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~ Toledo invites capital but does not en-
courage monopoly. The line will be drawn
there and the contest will be clearly defined.
Bee. Toledo is on the right road to per-
manent prosperity, and had that city adopt
ed this rule years ago it would be better off
to-day and many of its best citizens would
not have become bankrupts.
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10" Every soldier should get his discharge
recorded with the County Recorder. The re-
vised says. "The Recorder shall upon re-
quest of any discharged soldier and presen-
tation of his discharge, record such discharge
in book to be provided by the County Com
missioners for that purpose, and such a re-
cord or certified copy thereof, shall be re-
ceived in evidence in all cases where the orig
inal discharge would be received"
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Dress Making.

Mrs. Stout has moved to rooms over Geo.
Hahn's clothing store, where she is ready to
do dress making and all manner of plain
sewing. She has new system for cutting,
elegant fashion books showing latest New
York and Paris fashions. Ladies, she in
vites you to call on her. If
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"a The embossed envelopes, with the
new design in stamps, are out. The one cent
stamp has the head of Franklin, and the
heads of Washington, Jackson and Grant,
appear on the two, four and five cent de-
nominations, respectively.
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S The Democrats have nominated Cen
eral Buckner for Governor of Kentuckey.
The old warrior was nominated by acclama-
tion, and the people of old Kentucky will put
him in the Gubernatorial chair almost as
unanimous. .gg -.t.,.. ..s.
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tag- The Legislature of Michigan is con-
sidering bill providing for the reduction OF
railroad passenger fares in that State to two
cents mile. There is no doubt that in any
of the States where the population is as dense
as it is in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsyl-
vania, New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts
and Connecticut 2.cent rate would be am
ply remunerative.
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- Congressman Foran emphatically
declines the use of his name as a candidate
for Governor. No occasion to go into Con-
gress for candidate. e>
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"a" While Blaine and Sherman are run
ming around the country endeavoring to build
booms, Mr.. Cleveland is accomplishing for
himself Just what they desire SO much for
themselves, by remaining in his Office and
attending to his duties. His boom is boom
that means business-a substantial, irresisti-
BILE boom that will sweep the country and
call him to the Presidency again.
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1 Instead of striking oil at st. Angus
tine, Florida, they have struck hot water at a
depth of 40 feet The water comes from an
immense reservoir or subterranean sea- and
shows temperature of S6 degrees. What
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-05-12

~ The President has appointed Ex-Sena-
tor VIM. H. McLyman as Collector of Gus
toms at Toledo for the district of Miami
Mr.. McLyman is well known citizen of this
part of the State and will make an excellent
officer
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Thousand Mile Tickets on Sale on
the b. & o.

Commencing this date the B. & O. R. R.
Co. will sell thousand mile tickets good over
its Trans Ohio Divisions, or its Cincinnati &
Pittsburgh line, at $25 each. These tickets
will be limited to July 31st, 1887, and will be
on sale at the principal ticket offices. ct
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NAPOLEON, w., March oO, 1851.
1 am going to leave the country soon. All
persons knowing themselves indebted to me,
or those having accounts against me, are ex-
pected to come at my Office at. once and set
tie. If DR.. E. B. HARRISON.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-05-12

Billy Sheffield, Wood county's famoust tra-
der, has an ad. in this paper. He will trade
for any thing you have got tosell. Horses.
cattle, wagons, wood, lumber, stone or good
paper, If
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-05-12

For pure drugs and the latest patterns of wall
paper call on F. H. Voigt, Holgate, o. He
keep complete stock and his prices are low.
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We sell meats to make living. We don't
tell stories; so we will say if you need meats
of any kind or lard we keep our own brand,
also of all kinds of bologna and sausage, and
we will sell as cheap as any house can that
does business in Napoleon.
If PoHLMAN Bros.
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Sheffield & Arnold, of Grand Rapids, Ohio,
have got first class building stone for sale or
to trade for -four or groceries. If
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Timothy Seed,

Timothy Seed,
Clover Seed and all kinds of Garden Seeds
can be found at
ff RpAnrpvic